Oregon Consular Corps International Studies Scholarship
Each year, the Oregon Consular Corps awards $3000 to two PSU students majoring in International & Global Studies.
Consul members of the Oregon Consular Corps (OCC) are committed to improved relations, communications, understanding, and trade between nations, peoples, and regions of the world. Oregon public universities are poorly funded and fewer young people in Oregon have the opportunity to pursue their educational and career dreams. Oregon Consular Corps members remember their own educational dreams and objectives and want more students in Oregon to have the opportunity to build a better world and better lives for themselves and for others.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be US citizen, or legal resident, or international student on student visa
- completed a minimum of 8 credit hours INTL or PS core coursework
- declared Political Science or International & Global Studies major as of Fall 2023
- junior class standing or above (90+ credits) in good academic standing
- maintain full-time status (12 credits per term) during the 2023-2024 academic year (fall, winter, and spring)
- maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00
- Note: past recipients of the scholarship are not eligible to apply again
What You Need to Apply:
- Download and fill out the OCC application form
- A current resume/CV
- A copy of your unofficial PSU transcript
- Two letters of reference: At least one letter should be from a PSU faculty member or advisor with specific knowledge of your international study, international-related work experience, volunteer experience, or school work. Please ask for your reference letters to be emailed directly to us at pga@pdx.edu by the October 31st deadline.
Application form, resume/CV, and unofficial PSU transcript must be emailed to pga@pdx.edu by the deadline below. Please send all three attachments in one email.
2023-24 Application Deadline is October 31st, 2023
Finalists will be invited for an interview in early December.
Award recipients will be announced mid-December.
Scholarships will be awarded for Winter term.
Fulbright scholars who are admitted and enroll in Portland State University degree programs will receive a matching grant of up to $4,500 per year. This renewable matching scholarship is available to all Fulbright Scholars who begin a degree program at Portland State University. The grant will match up to $4,500 of Fulbright sponsorship during each academic year in which admitted Fulbright scholars are enrolled in a Portland State degree program.
Funds study abroad by U.S. undergraduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.
The CLS Program is a U.S. government effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply.
Kurtzenhauser Scholarship
Purpose: The Kurtzenhauser Scholarship is open to students across Portland State University who are seeking a public service career in US national security and intelligence.
Amount: $1000
Deadline: October 8, 2021
Criteria for Selection:
- Documented U.S. Citizen
- Enrolled in a full-time degree-seeking program
- Senior level undergraduate or graduate student
- Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher
- Submission of an essay reflecting applicant's:
- reasons for and commitment to seeking a public service career in US national security and intelligence; and
- preparation for this career path, to include relevant academic coursework, world language expertise, and pertinent outside activities.
Scholarships are given on a competitive basis among qualified applicants enrolled and with good academic standing at PSU and in accordance with PSU's general scholarship selection guidelines and processes.
How to apply: Please send application materials to Director Birol Yesilada at yesilada@pdx.edu with "KURTZENHAUSER SCHOLARSHIP" in the subject line.
Purpose: For International Studies and Political Science Majors
Amount: up to $1000
Criteria for Selection:
- Undergraduate or graduate student at Portland State University
- International Studies or Political Science major with Middle East focus
- Overall grade point average of 3.00
Purpose: For study of Middle East languages
Amount: Up to $1000
Criteria for Selection:
- Undergraduate student at Portland State University
- Enrollment in Arabic, Turkish, or Persian language class at PSU during the year for which the scholarship is granted
- Overall grade point average of 3.25
- U.S. citizen
- Demonstrated interest in the Middle East through coursework related to the region, although enrollment in a Middle East Studies degree program is not required
Purpose: Available to help finance study abroad.
Amount: Up to $500; average award of $200
Criteria for Selection:
- Applications accepted from any student intending to study for a specialty in Middle East Studies.
- Students must be enrolled in and making satisfactory progress in a Middle Eastern language.
- Applicants must be enrolled full-time or accepted for full-time enrollment at Portland State University as degree-seeking students.
Linda Nettekoven Public Involvement Scholarship
Purpose: This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student in the College of Urban and Public Affairs with an interest in Public Involvement.
Apply Through PSU Scholarship Application
Criteria for Selection:
- Applicants must be first generation students
- Students must be enrolled enrolled in an undergraduate degree program within the College of Urban and Public Affairs.
- They must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Be entering their junior or senior year.
- Demonstrate financial need and seek a career in public service.
- Preference will be given to single parents.
Yaden Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Apply through PSU Scholarship Application
Criteria for Selection:
- Students must be enrolled as full time in an undergraduate degree program within the College of Urban and Public Affairs.
- They must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Demonstrate financial need.
State Treasurer Urban Pioneer Award
Apply through PSU Scholarship Application
Criteria for Selection:
- This scholarship is awarded to a graduate or undergraduate student enrolled in a degree program within the College of Urban and Public Affairs who is a 1st generation student or a student returning to school at a later point in their life.
- To qualify you must be a US citizen or resident alien.
- Must demonstrate high financial need.
- Must have submitted the FASFA form to financial aid.
- Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Must have achieved sophomore standing for Undergraduates.
CUPA Memorial Scholarship
Apply through PSU Scholarship Page
Criteria for Selection:
- This award is given annually to outstanding students in the College of Urban and Public Affairs.
Purpose: The Institute for Asian Studies Student Scholarship is a competitive award of up to $1000 for one or two qualified, full-time, degree seeking, PSU students, who are pursuing an academic program at Portland State, or abroad, with a focus on Asia and/or Asian language studies.
Amount: Up to $1000
Criteria for Selection:
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Be full-time enrolled or accepted for full-time enrollment at Portland State University, as a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student.
- Be pursuing an academic program at PSU, or abroad, with a focus on Asia and/or Asian language studies.
Frank and Nadezda Munk Political Science Undergraduate Scholarship
Purpose: Annual scholarship available to senior-level undergraduate students in political science and international studies with high promise of achievement in international affairs.
Apply through PSU Scholarship Application
Ellie & Nayla Kassab Scholarship for Arabic Studies
Purpose: This renewable scholarship is open to all full-time PSU students who have formally studied Arabic for at least two years; had an outstanding performance in previous Arabic studies; have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher; and a commitment to successfully complete the Minor in Arabic, or the Major in Arabic Language & Literature at PSU, and/or Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies.
Apply through PSU Scholarship Application
Criteria for Selection:
- Open to PSU students who have formally studied Arabic for at least two years.
- Must ave a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher.
- Commitment to successfully complete the Minor in Arabic, or the Major in Arabic Language & Literature at PSU, and/or Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies.
- To qualify for this scholarship MESC Students must take Ar 301-2-3 or Ar 304-5-6 or higher level Arabic classes).
- Academic excellence and financial need are a major consideration.
Aspen Mitzvah Fund Scholarship
Purpose: The Department of World Languages & Literatures offers renewable scholarships to students enrolling in and completing second- and third-year modern Hebrew sequences. The award will be used to meet tuition costs and related educational expenses at Portland State University.
Amount: Up to $1000
Apply through PSU Scholarship Application
Criteria for Selection:
- Preference will be given to students in the more advanced (300-level) sequence, and to students in Judaic Studies.
- Full-time PSU students and high school students may apply.
- Academic performance and financial need are also major considerations.